Lock the car w/remote while car is still running (but key fob not inside car)
05-01-19, 07:13 AM
#16
Lexus Champion
Maybe I'm missing something here, but wouldn't the dash display a "no key" indicator which eventually would shut the car off after a few minutes - especially if you took the key fob with you? I personally haven't tried leaving the car running, lock it, then leave it while bringing the key fob.
My wife has a Murano and she usually carries her key in her purse. There are times I drop her off quick to a store then I park the Murano and wait for her, but sometimes she forgets to leave the key in the car with me. Since she has the key in the purse that she's taken with her, the Murano displays a "No Key" in the dash, beeps because of it, and eventually the vehicle shuts off after a few minutes when in Park.
My wife has a Murano and she usually carries her key in her purse. There are times I drop her off quick to a store then I park the Murano and wait for her, but sometimes she forgets to leave the key in the car with me. Since she has the key in the purse that she's taken with her, the Murano displays a "No Key" in the dash, beeps because of it, and eventually the vehicle shuts off after a few minutes when in Park.
05-01-19, 07:57 AM
#17
^ That's interesting... good to know, thanks. It makes sense for the car not shutting off while driving for safety reasons, but while in park, I would understand Nissan's logic at least to have the car shut off after a few minutes without the key fob in proximity. And while parked, if the key fob battery died or if there was a communication issue with the car itself, the driver would always be able to get in the car via the manual key.
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05-01-19, 01:35 PM
#18
^ That's interesting... good to know, thanks. It makes sense for the car not shutting off while driving for safety reasons, but while in park, I would understand Nissan's logic at least to have the car shut off after a few minutes without the key fob in proximity. And while parked, if the key fob battery died or if there was a communication issue with the car itself, the driver would always be able to get in the car via the manual key.
05-02-19, 11:03 AM
#19
Lexus had an issue in the past with a certain demographic who buys their cars forgetting to turn them off after they parked in their garage because the cars were so quiet. This resulted in the deaths of the owners from CO poisoning.
If you couldn't read into that, Lexus was killing old people in Florida with their impossibly smooth running ES models.
Anyway, I believe this is a way to prevent that, along with the beeping you hear when you walk off while the car is running.
If you couldn't read into that, Lexus was killing old people in Florida with their impossibly smooth running ES models.
Anyway, I believe this is a way to prevent that, along with the beeping you hear when you walk off while the car is running.
05-02-19, 11:07 AM
#20
Lexus had an issue in the past with a certain demographic who buys their cars forgetting to turn them off after they parked in their garage because the cars were so quiet. This resulted in the deaths of the owners from CO poisoning.
If you couldn't read into that, Lexus was killing old people in Florida with their impossibly smooth running ES models.
Anyway, I believe this is a way to prevent that, along with the beeping you hear when you walk off while the car is running.
If you couldn't read into that, Lexus was killing old people in Florida with their impossibly smooth running ES models.
Anyway, I believe this is a way to prevent that, along with the beeping you hear when you walk off while the car is running.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/b...xide-toll.html
05-02-19, 12:21 PM
#21
drives cars
Lexus had an issue in the past with a certain demographic who buys their cars forgetting to turn them off after they parked in their garage because the cars were so quiet. This resulted in the deaths of the owners from CO poisoning.
If you couldn't read into that, Lexus was killing old people in Florida with their impossibly smooth running ES models.
Anyway, I believe this is a way to prevent that, along with the beeping you hear when you walk off while the car is running.
If you couldn't read into that, Lexus was killing old people in Florida with their impossibly smooth running ES models.
Anyway, I believe this is a way to prevent that, along with the beeping you hear when you walk off while the car is running.
05-02-19, 01:00 PM
#22
Intermediate
This is exactly what happens. Tried this while trying to pick up my coffee mobile-order like OP.
05-02-19, 04:05 PM
#23
- roll down the driver’s side window.
- exit the car while running.
- reach through the driver’s window and manually LOCK all doors.
- use auto-up function to roll up driver’s side window with all doors locked.
- upon returning use metal key located within the key fob to manually unlock door.
personally I don’t mind this as I see as a preventative measure taken by Toyota/Lexus to keep owners from locking themselves out.
05-03-19, 07:03 AM
#24
I understand why they will not let you lock it with the inside switch, that is to prevent you locking the key in the car. But the car knows the location of the proximity key and will not lock via the sensor on the outside if the key is still inside the car. It still could allow you to lock it from the outside with the door handle sensor or the fob if the key is on the outside without risking people locking themselves out.
05-03-19, 07:11 AM
#25
Which one of these scenarios do you think TOYOTA will prefer while making the decision on how the door locks operates?
Allowing you to lock the car with the fob out side and running the risk of some idiot leaving there child/pet/elder in the car and something goes wrong and the dumb-*** parent sues Toyota over the fact that the car allowed them to lock the car while running and the fob is not present, which will then allow the VERY LIMITED niche of ppl that wants to hop out of their car lock it while its running and run inside for coffee.
OR
Disable locking of the doors making all but impossible for you to lock up the car while its running virtually eliminating the above scenario but alienating the star buck fans from leaving their car running and locked.
Allowing you to lock the car with the fob out side and running the risk of some idiot leaving there child/pet/elder in the car and something goes wrong and the dumb-*** parent sues Toyota over the fact that the car allowed them to lock the car while running and the fob is not present, which will then allow the VERY LIMITED niche of ppl that wants to hop out of their car lock it while its running and run inside for coffee.
OR
Disable locking of the doors making all but impossible for you to lock up the car while its running virtually eliminating the above scenario but alienating the star buck fans from leaving their car running and locked.
06-27-19, 06:14 PM
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07-07-19, 03:35 PM
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07-07-19, 04:22 PM
#29
Rookie
Thread Starter
07-08-19, 09:03 AM
#30
Unfortunately carista doesn’t have an option for this either. So I wouldn’t recommend trying that.
I want the same feature for warming up my car after work. I’m done shift in the am, so in the winter the car is frozen.
I think your only option is an after market auto start. I had a viper on my old car. I could leave it running and lock it from the out side with fob that way. With the keys out of the ignition.
I want the same feature for warming up my car after work. I’m done shift in the am, so in the winter the car is frozen.
I think your only option is an after market auto start. I had a viper on my old car. I could leave it running and lock it from the out side with fob that way. With the keys out of the ignition.